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RMS Beauty's Rose-Marie Swift: 'There is no next phase for RMS Beauty'
For over three decades, Rose-Marie Swift was one of the most sought-after editorial makeup artists in the world. But then, her health started to chan…
7 years, 3 months ago
Glow Recipe's Sarah Lee and Christine Chang: 'We've expanded past being defined as a K-beauty brand'
When Sarah Lee and Christine Chang joined forces to start Glow Recipe in 2014, they wanted to find their own way to introduce the US consumer to Kore…
7 years, 3 months ago
True Botanicals' Hillary Peterson: 'To change any industry, you need to create something people want'
If you asked her 10 years ago, Hillary Peterson would tell you she was not all that interested in beauty. With a background in marketing, and an inte…
7 years, 3 months ago
Lola's Alex Friedman: 'Nobody is talking about these categories because there's so much stigma'
Before Alex Friedman decided to dive into the world of feminine hygiene and sexual wellness, she was a businesswoman and a mom with a problem to solv…
7 years, 3 months ago
Wander Beauty co-founder Divya Gugnani: 'We are entirely informed by our client'
Divya Gugnani was motivated to launch Wander Beauty when she realized there were no beauty brands speaking directly to her -- a woman who loves beaut…
7 years, 3 months ago
Flamingo's Allie Melnick: 'We can really be a resource, not just for great products, but also for great education'
Flamingo, a DTC company focused on women's grooming needs, was the first brand to emerge out of Harry's Labs, in October of 2018. Since Harry's launc…
7 years, 4 months ago
Nest Fragrances' Laura Slatkin: 'The consumer really wants a brand that's important'
In 1992, Laura Slatkin had no interest in home fragrance. She had spent 12 years building a successful career for herself working on Wall Street, whe…
7 years, 4 months ago
Model and beauty entrepreneur Josie Maran: 'Beauty is moving to a more healing, holistic, wellness and lifestyle approach'
Josie Maran has a long history with beauty. From the time she was just 12 years old, Maran was working as a professional model. Six years into her ca…
7 years, 4 months ago
Tatcha's Vicky Tsai: 'Love your clients, love your products, everything else is icing.'
About 10 years ago, Vicky Tsai chose happiness. After years of working in corporate, she slowly realized that she didn't know what she wanted to do w…
7 years, 4 months ago
Celebrity hairstylist Frederic Fekkai: 'I need to build brands I believe in'
When Frederic Fekkai was a young man, he had no intention of entering the beauty space. In fact, he didn't even know it existed. Shortly after this d…
7 years, 5 months ago